where did it go? (1 Viewer)

[lancer]

What happened to the presidential thread? I leave for a little while and, poof, it's gone. Did someone get nasty? -- lancer

 

[L Flowers]

It went down the memory hole.

 

[jazzeum]

The thread started out well, acknowledging yesterday's inauguration. Unfortunately, the thread became political, with comments from both the right and the left side of the spectrum. As this is supposed to be a non political board, we made the decision to remove the thread before things went farther.

 

[Warrior]

Good because it went far enough as it was, enough is enough.

 

[lancer]

Thanks for the answer Brad, I hope it wasn't anything I said, but when one gets involved in political discussions things can go downhill, fast. -- Al

 

[Spitfrnd]

And so it goes.

 

[Shannon Reuss]

Predictably it went downhill fast.
Politics is one of the few topics we don’t want discussed on the Treefrog board because it is so divisive.
So here, once again is a (not so gentle) reminder from the admin…

Keep your political views to yourself on the Treefrog forum.

What we want more of on the board:

“Wow! Bob collects Roger’s Rangers! I love Roger’s Rangers! What a small world. Hey look! He posted some pictures of his collection. What a great guy, that Bob, I think I’d like to get to know him better. Anyone who collects Roger’s Rangers must be a cool guy. I think I’ll post some pictures of my Roger’s Rangers too and chat with Bob about our mutual interests.”

What we want less of on the board:

“Wow! Bob collects Roger’s Rangers! I love Roger’s Rangers! Hey look! He posted some pictures of his collection. Too bad Bob’s a (fill-in-the-blank flaming liberal, right wing extremist, etc. etc.).
I think I’ll put aside talking about toy soldiers for awhile and instead I’ll post a flame about ol’ Bob and his misguided political agenda and help him see the error of his ways by spending the rest of the evening expounding on my own brilliant political ideas. I’m sure he’ll change his mind and see it my way once I show him (and all the other forum members) what a complete idiot he is for thinking what he thinks.”

 

[maddadicus]

Predictably it went downhill fast.
Politics is one of the few topics we don’t want discussed on the Treefrog board because it is so divisive.
So here, once again is a (not so gentle) reminder from the admin…

Keep your political views to yourself on the Treefrog forum.

What we want more of on the board:

“Wow! Bob collects Roger’s Rangers! I love Roger’s Rangers! What a small world. Hey look! He posted some pictures of his collection. What a great guy, that Bob, I think I’d like to get to know him better. Anyone who collects Roger’s Rangers must be a cool guy. I think I’ll post some pictures of my Roger’s Rangers too and chat with Bob about our mutual interests.”

What we want less of on the board:

“Wow! Bob collects Roger’s Rangers! I love Roger’s Rangers! Hey look! He posted some pictures of his collection. Too bad Bob’s a (fill-in-the-blank flaming liberal, right wing extremist, etc. etc.).
I think I’ll put aside talking about toy soldiers for awhile and instead I’ll post a flame about ol’ Bob and his misguided political agenda and help him see the error of his ways by spending the rest of the evening expounding on my own brilliant political ideas. I’m sure he’ll change his mind and see it my way once I show him (and all the other forum members) what a complete idiot he is for thinking what he thinks.”

Now that I know what Bob really is, I am blocking him.. Michael

 

[Spitfrnd]

Well candidly it is our differences that make us interesting; our similarities only make us familiar. Every closely held opinion is potentially devisive. Maybe we should ban opinions. I really don't care if someone is a liberal or a conservativie, as long as they can still think and reason. Now not thinking is really devisive and I am fine with banning that here and elsewhere.

 

[nmrocks]

I do notice Liberal posts stay up until a conservative mentions a counter position no matter how supposedly innocuous the statement is.

 

[Sans Culotte]

Re: Imperial Embarrassments

For a good laugh at Napoleon's expense, read about the Emperor's hunting mishaps on pages 593 & 594 in Chandler's monumental work on the man. In this regard, he was most fortunate to have lived in an age that didn't even have photography. Some of you may recall the time when a photographer deliberately positioned himself behind Princess Di, waiting for a strong wind to expose the undies beneath her dress. Impressive, though, that Napoleon bestowed the chateau & grounds of Chambord on Berthier. One can still hunt deer & wild boar there. And the chateau, with over 400 rooms, isn't anything to sneeze at, either.

 

[1879fanatic]

I do notice Liberal posts stay up until a conservative mentions a counter position no matter how supposedly innocuous the statement is.

 

[Njja]

I do notice Liberal posts stay up until a conservative mentions a counter position no matter how supposedly innocuous the statement is.

 

[Alexdakar]

Welcome to the forum Bob!

 

[Njja]

Hey Alex whats next on your custom painting table?

 

[Rob]

What has Bob Neville done to deserve this!

 

[Scott]

"Bob" probably collects the "Hollywood" Roger's Rangers. He's such a tool!

 

[Shannon Reuss]

I do notice Liberal posts stay up until a conservative mentions a counter position no matter how supposedly innocuous the statement is.

And I get the same observation in reverse from the other side...

 

[theBaron]

Could we just put the whole topic to bed and move on to something else?

 

[Capitolron]

Look - Lets get to the bottom of this !

Who is Bob ? What Roger Rangers does he collect ? Why hasn't Bob posted his collection on the forum ?

I think Bob is a secret screen name for his real name spelled in backwards